Unit2LanguagePeriod3WordpowerThegeneralideaofthisperiodInthisperiodwe’lldealwithwordsandexpressionsrelatedtolanguageandenlargestudents’vocabularybydistinguishingformalEnglishfrominformalEnglishandbylearningcountriesandtheirlanguages.TeachingAims:1.Enlargethestudents’vocabulary.2.GetthestudentstoknowaboutformalandinformalEnglish;andknowsomethingaboutcountriesandtheirofficiallanguages.3.Throughthelisteningpractice,helpthestudentsknowmorehowtoimprovetheirEnglish.Teachingimportantpoints:1.MakethestudentsknowsomethingaboutFormalandInformalEnglish.2.Masterthewordsinthispartandusethemfreely.Teachingdifficultpoints:HowtomakethestudentsusethisskillfreelytosolvesomeproblemsTeachingmethods:1.Talkingtoimprovethestudents’speakingability.2.Practicetogetthestudentstomasterwhatthey’velearnt.3.Discussiontomakeeverystudentworkinclass.Teachingaids:1.themultimedia2.theblackboard.Teachingprocedures:Step1..RevisionandleadinSelectsomewordsandphrasesoftenusedinspokenEnglish,thenpointoutinformalEnglishexpressions①Aninformalletter:DearMr.Lee,IamsosorrythatIcannotcometothedinneryouandMrs.LeearegivingnextSaturdayforyourbrotherbecauseofapreviousengagementthatevening.IdoappreciateyouraskingmeandhopethatIwillhavetheopportunitytomeetyourbrotheronsomeotheroccasioninthenearfuture.②Tojudgewhichisthebetterexpression:1.(Toaprofessoryoufirstmeet)□-----Hi,Bob.Fancymeetingyouhere.(Toofamiliarandinformal.)□-----Goodmorning,Mr.Mosley.Howareyou?2.(Toaclosefriend)□-----Mr.Wells,wouldyoubekindenoughtopassmethesalt?(Thereisnoneedtobesoformal.)□-----Couldyoupossiblypassmethesalt?(Thereisnoneedtobesoformal.)□-----Passmethesalt,Jack.③Readthefollowingsentenceandfindwhichpartyouthinkisinformal.Iamsorrytosaythatalotofyouranswerstothosequestionsinyourhomeworkarenotprecise,soyoumustthinkaboutthem.Thenaskstudentstopresentsomeotherexamples.FormalandinformalEnglishFormalEnglishInformalEnglishalargeamount/numberofalotofarrangesortoutchildkiddiscardthrowawayIregrettoinformyou…I’msorrytosay…immediatelyrightawayinadditionplusItismyhope…Hope…preventstoppurchasebuyreplyanswerspeaktohaveawordwithtakemyconcernsintoconsiderationthinkaboutitStep2.Presentation1.AskstudentstoreadtheintroductionstoformalandinformalEnglish.FormalEnglishismorecommoninwriting,whileinformalEnglishismorecommoninspeaking.2.AskstudentstotheformalEnglishwordswiththeinformalEnglishwordslistedinthechartonpage26.Step3PracticeAskstudentstopracticewhattheyhavelearntabove.Firstpointouttheinformalplaceswhiletheyarereadingtheletter.ThenrewritetheletterinformalEnglish.Answers:DearMr.Smith,Iwanttospeaktoyouabouttheconditionoftheplayground.Iregrettoinformyouthatpeopledonotdiscardtheirrubbishproperly.Theyleaverubbishonthegroundinsteadofusingthebins.Yesterdaya6-year-oldchildfellandcuthishandonabrokenbottle.Theboywastakentohospitalimmediately.Inaddition,thebeautifulviewoftheparkisspoiled.Ibelievethattherearealargenumberofactionsyoucouldtaketosolvethisproblem.Forexample,youshouldpurchaseadditionallitterbinsandarrangesecuritytopreventpeoplefromlittering.Itismyhopethatyouwilltakemyconcernsintoconsideration.Ilookforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,JerryBrokerStep4Wordpower(Groupwork)1.Howmanylanguagesarespokenintheworldtoday?(About6,ooo)2.Doyouknowthetenmostwidelyspokenlanguages?Whatarethey?(TheyareChinese,English,Hindi,Spanish,Russian,Arabic,Bengali,Portuguese,Mal...
